Aug 30 2010
Life Technologies Corporation, an innovative life science solutions provider and SG Biofuels, Inc., a bioenergy crop company, have declared the completion of sequencing the Jatropha curcas genome to 100x coverage by utilizing the SOLiD 4.0 System provided by Life Technologies.
The sequence considerably helps in quick understanding of the key characters of the crop that produces the oil crop to boost its yielding capability to introduce a cost effective biofuel source.
SG Biofuels, is planning to utilize the identified sequence to produce a quality Jatropha reference genome. The produced genome will be equated with the sequence generated by 6000 plus Jatropha genotypes held at SG Biofuels's germplasm library to recognize the molecular markings and the trait genes to increase the development of the best varieties with increased yields and fertility. The process will also enable the entry of more transgenic plants with improved qualities.
The SG Biofuels Jatropha germplasm compilation displays roughly 10 times the genetic variety discovered in a collection of Jatropha produced in Africa, India and other parts of Asia. The JMax Jatropha Optimization Platform of the company provides access to research agencies, plant cultivators and developers to its germplasm library for the reference genome, advanced biotech and synthetic biology tools and molecular markers to a variety of superior Jatropha to suit the exclusive growing conditions all over the world.